Sea "Critters" in Cloches - Page 3

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

Stunning! But...

...From the stupid files - when I first read the thread title I thought I saw 'Sea Critters in Clothes' and thought - oh no she didn't! D'oh!

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

KathyM23 wrote:
Amazing all the creatures that live under the ocean. Big thrill to go down deep diving and see all the wonders under the sea. That what this display makes me think of. A beautiful world down there.

Right? I've always told people what a truly beautiful world it is down there. It's just magical and then you don't have gravity, per se, so you're floating along under there. It's the most peaceful thing ever.

I try not to think about it too much, but I really do miss diving. It has been the best experience this life has brought me.

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

Glittergal wrote:
Honestly It makes me sad to look at them. When you buy these items it is because a creature was killed. I just think of the creatures being torn from their environment alive and happy and then languishing away as they slowly die just to be displayed. I would be ok with it if the seashells were just found naturally empty on a trip to the beach, but it's not ok to kill.

ITA to not killing them. I have a ton of shells and I've never killed an animal. Well, ok, one time I snagged a few sea urchins in the Channel Islands as I played Pied Piper with a school of fish. But there was, at that time anyway, a massive over-surplus of urchins and it was hurting the reefs.

Fortunately, you can purchase shells from people who make it clear they don't kill to acquire them.